Habitat/Flip pac style top for 2004-2006 Jeep Unlimited (LJ)

[jscherb]

Does it have to be that long, though? Considering that in a "regular" sized popup you get pretty much twice the length of the LJ, I believe you can safely subtract the opening for the door (only if you decide the ingress should be from the floor and not from the back wall of the tent), some storage space (not a lot needed, since you are not reducing your trunk storage space) and still have enough room for the mattress and bedding.

As shown in the drawing, it's the JK Flip Pac with inside access, and it is pretty long. I'm not sure how much value the inside access would really have, so if you had access from the outside, it could be shorter.

Knowing the work you did with the Safari cab, do you believe that a popup opening to the rear, with a ladder on the rear (either through the floor or through the wall of the tent but no entry from inside the LJ) would be functional? Could it be made to have enough support when opened? And (quite important, I believe ), could this be simply a replacement for the Safari top? Not the whole Safari cab, just the top, i.e. keep the side walls (either the hard sides or the rollups you thought of) and probably the roll bar supports (that you designed for the roof rack) and just change the roof from the "regular" Safari top to the "popup" one.

Yes, it would just be a replacement for the Safari Cab roof panel - the sides, door surrounds and rear barn door would be the same parts as the regular Safari Cab, and you could swap the standard roof panel for the Flip Pac one at will. There would be a base for the Flip Pac that would mate with the Safari Cab panels and the top of the windshield, but that's a pretty straightforward piece to make. It's likely the standard Safari Cab roll-bar roof-rack supports would work as well. Overall a pretty straightforward adaptation of stock Safari Cab parts.

 

[Calin.Macrinici]

As shown in the drawing, it's the JK Flip Pac with inside access, and it is pretty long. I'm not sure how much value the inside access would really have, so if you had access from the outside, it could be shorter.

Yes, it would just be a replacement for the Safari Cab roof panel - the sides, door surrounds and rear barn door would be the same parts as the regular Safari Cab, and you could swap the standard roof panel for the Flip Pac one at will. There would be a base for the Flip Pac that would mate with the Safari Cab panels and the top of the windshield, but that's a pretty straightforward piece to make. It's likely the standard Safari Cab roll-bar roof-rack supports would work as well. Overall a pretty straightforward adaptation of stock Safari Cab parts.

Well, now that would be something worth waiting for, I believe. I know you said the RTT on the Safari cab would be a cheaper option (and I definitely agree with you), however this idea with interchangeable tops would work great for people who want a popup -- even better than the full-cab Habitat replacement for JKs

Thanks Jeff!

 

[BPage]

This is exactly what I was looking for Jeff!

"If you build it, they will come!"... And I will be one of the first. Especially if you include the barn style double doors on the back.
:sombrero:

 

[mtnclimber1]

Any progress on an LJ FLip Pac or similar? Having a Safari Cab with a Flip Pac would be awesome!

 

[jscherb]

Any progress on an LJ FLip Pac or similar? Having a Safari Cab with a Flip Pac would be awesome!

Haven't done any further work on a camper version of the LJ Safari Cab, but I am toying with the idea of a pop-top camper version of the JK Safari Cab. This is just a preliminary mockup with the roof propped open with a board; also this one's got cargo hatches instead of windows in the side of the hardtop.